MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — A teenager is in custody after a BB gun that resembled a firearm was found Tuesday at Martin County High School, according to the sheriff's office.
Just after 10 a.m., the school resource deputy at the high school received information from two other students that a 15-year-old had what they thought to be a Glock firearm.
WATCH BELOW: Student arrested at Martin County High School
The sheriff's office said the school resource officer, along with additional units, responded to the high school and secured the 15-year-old. They recovered the BB gun, which was designed to resemble a Glock, from the boy's backpack.
Investigators said the apprehension happened very quickly, so it was not necessary to put the school on lockdown.
"The BB gun itself would not be overly catastrophic," Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said, "but then you've got to factor in (that law enforcement may) believe this could be a real weapon.”
The sheriff's office said the student was taken into custody and is being held at a juvenile detention center. He will face charges of possession of THC and possession of a weapon.
Investigators did not release the name of the student.
WPTV asked the Martin County School District if the student would be suspended or expelled from school. School spokesman Derek Lowe said this is being reviewed.
Budensiek praised the students who alerted the school resource officers.
